Fall of the Mohicans
1965 film directed by Mateo Cano
Fall of the Mohicans (Spanish: Uncas, el fin de una raza/ Uncas, The End of a Race, or Italian: L'ultimo dei Mohicani) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian historical western adventure film directed by Mateo Cano and starring Jack Taylor, Paul Muller and Sara Lezana. The film is based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans, but made in the style of a Spaghetti Western. It was shot on location in the Tabernas Desert of Almería Another adaptation of the story The Last Tomahawk was released the same year by Germany's Constantin Film.
Story
In 1757 French troops take Fort William Henry. British Colonel Munro and his two daughters are captured by the Marques of Montcalm and offered to the Huron chief Cunning Fox.
Cast
Jack Taylor as Duncan Edward
Paul Muller as Colonel Munro
Sara Lezana as Cora Munro
Daniel Martín as Uncas
José Manuel Martín as Cunning Fox
Barbara Loy as Alice Munro
Luis Induni as Hawkeye
José Marco as Chingachgook
Carlos Casaravilla as Tamerind
Rufino Inglés as Doctor
Modesto Blanch as Brancourt
Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo as General Webb
Alfonso del Real as Higgins
José Riesgo as Soldier
Lorenzo Robledo as Commander
Pedro Fenollar as French Officer
Pastor Serrador as Marquis de Montcalm
Carlos Casaravilla as Tamenund
References
Bibliography
Bertil O. Österberg. Colonial America on Film and Television: A Filmography. McFarland, 15 Apr 2009.
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